In today’s fast-paced business environment, obtaining the necessary information to make sound business decisions and keeping up-to-date on regulatory and industry trends, provides a competitive edge every company needs. However, maintaining in-house research capabilities is expensive and obtaining reliable information quickly from outside sources can be challenging. For an efficient and dependable solution to your information needs, our state-of-the-art Information Resources Center (IRC) offers in-depth expertise and customized services at competitive prices.  

The IRC specializes in finding current, international information and providing it in a usable format. Its professional staff has extensive experience in the consumer products business and a variety of subject specialties, including country, state and provincial specific requirements, performance standards, product labeling information, recall and advisory alerts, and injury and anthropometric data. The IRC’s well-stocked print and electronic library provides the resources needed to obtain information quickly and includes over 16,000 books, journals, standards, regulations, correspondence, government data resources, and online subscriptions. Whether you need quick information or in-depth research, the IRC can help.

The IRC works in conjunction with dedicated business line technical and regulatory teams to keep you abreast on all pertinent regulatory and standards developments. The business line technical teams contain subject specialists in the area of toys, softlines, juvenile products, hardlines, and health and beauty products. 

Get Information on Regulatory Trends or Current Standards
The IRC closely monitors regulatory actions in numerous countries on such topics as toy gun legislation, RoHS, phthalate bans, as well as other critical regulatory considerations. It also can supply information on current standards around the world.  

Access our Regulatory Intermediary Services
As an independent third-party laboratory, we can obtain confidential and impartial information on behalf of clients from a number of regulatory agencies around the world. Agencies can be contacted for regulatory interpretations, appropriate test methodology, labeling requirements, product recall data and any other information that is necessary for a client to make sound business decisions.

Custom Specification Manual Development
The IRC offers specification manual development services designed to meet your needs. Your custom manual will provide an outline of compliance requirements for product categories to be sold in various countries. The IRC will work with you to incorporate any additional requirements your organization would like to include such as performance specifications and voluntary labeling requirements. Manuals can be provided in an online or paper format.

For more information about the IRC and its services, contact us at 716/505-3591 or email: irc@us.bureauveritas.com